Cooking shows are great and all, but cooking or food-related movies are just somehow on a different level. For example, the way the story builds up, how the characters pour their hearts and emotions into making the food, or how the food just looks aesthetically pleasing when it's being served on the table, they all combine into the perfect recipe to make us drool over and over again. Have you ever seen a food movie that looks so good, you just want to hop in the kitchen immediately, and whip up something real nice to savor so you can enjoy watching and eating at the same time? Not gonna lie, we all have done that before.
With that in mind, why don't we take a look at these 10 most iconic food movies that were well-prepared just for you? Make sure to grab some popcorn or scrumptious snacks to enjoy, because this is going to be a mouth-watering ride.
#1 Ratatouille
Source: Pixar Animation Studio
Probably one of the most iconic cooking animations ever. The story follows Remy, a rat that dreams to be a chef, to try his luck while also fighting for his life in the ever-busy city of Paris.
#2 Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
Source: Sony Pictures Animation
Have you ever wished for food that randomly falls out from the sky? Then you are at the right movie. The movie is about the young scientist Flint Lockwood, who invents a machine that turns the weather into all kinds of food! The amount of gourmet in this movie is massive, so try not to overeat yourself!
#3 The Ramen Girl
Source: IMDb
The movie is about a young foreign woman stranded in Tokyo, Japan, who aspires to be the number one ramen chef in the city. With a bit of romance here and there, the movie introduces us to one of the most iconic cuisines in the land of the sun: Ramen noodles.
#4 Charlie & The Chocolate Factory
Source: Paramount Pictures
Supposedly a sweet (literally!) movie for kids, Willy Wonka, and the chocolate factory takes a darker turn than what we all expected. Nonetheless, the trip to the factory was a mesmerizing and savory adventure that each one of us as a kid wanted to experience ourselves.
#5 Chocolat
Source: IMDb
It seems like Johnny Depp really has a knack for food, specifically chocolate movies. Besides Willy Wonka, the actor also stars in the more romantic themed Chocolat in 2000, which is about a woman and her daughter who arrive in a small French village to open a chocolate shop and change the villagers' lives ever since.
#6 Howl's Moving Castle
Source: Netflix Anime YouTube Channel
This magical Japanese animation is not necessarily about food, but the meals within are so well-drawn that it deserves a mention. Who knows that hand-drawn gourmet can look so good?
#7 Spirited Away
Source: Studio Ghibli JP
Like Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away is another Ghibli-made anime that is not entirely about food or cooking, but its abundant and aesthetically pleasing nourishment still makes us drool from our mouths. But don't eat too much, or you'll share the same fate as Chihiro's parents.
#8 The Hundred-Foot Journey
Source: IMDb
What would happen when you try to combine Indian food with French cuisine? That is the main topic in The Hundred-Food Journey, where the young chef Hassan sets up an Indian restaurant in France, and tries to bring the two different cuisine cultures together.
#9 Sausage Party
Source: IMDb
Okay, this movie might not have the most delicious food, but it's still hilarious nonetheless, albeit in a somewhat twisted way. The special thing is, the characters are...the food themselves, who try to escape their fate of being eaten by humans.
#10 Chef
Source: IMDb
Chef revolves around a well-known chef called Casper, who give up his successful career to go travel around the country with his son and staff in a...food truck. The show is not only filled with flavorous dishes, but it also demonstrates Casper's touching relationship with his family.